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Filed Dec. 22, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor k l8 Y a''alormea/zo By and my i I L March 153, 1945. L. c. GALORNEAU VISE' Filed Dec. 22, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Q 9mm Patented Mar. 13, 1945 I Louis-Q (lalcrn a llietmit lifich Application December 22, 1942, -S erial No. 469,835 g (Cl..,8;1-,-e1);;

forthefreception, of securing elements, The base IQlaim. The present invention relates to new and use- -ful'improvements in Vises, particularly tor -holdingtoolswhile they are being ground, 'mi'lled or drilled at'variousangles, although it will be "understood, of course that the device maybe used for any other purpose for which it mayb round adapted.

The primary bject of the invention is to pro- "v'i'de, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, avise of the aforementioned character embodying novel;

supportingmeans which is capable ofun iversal adjustment whereby the tool or other 'object may be firmly held in any desired position.

Other O jectsof' the invention are to provide au'niversally adjustable-vis ofthe character described which will be comparatively simple in construction strong, durable, highly eflicient and [reliable in use, compactf and which maybe manufactured at low cost. 4

(All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages f the invention will become, an-

parent from a study of the following specification, taken iniconnectionjwith theacc mpanying drawings whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts. throughout the several views, and wherein: I 3

Figure l is a view inside elevation of a vise constructed in *accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view in end elevation of the de vice.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view, taken sub- 7 stantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the lower substantially segmental socket member.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the base.

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of the substan- V tially segmental upper socket member.

Figure 9 is a detail view in plan of one of the locking elements.

I further includes a circular opening 3,.

Mounted for rotary adjustment in a horizontal plane on the base I is a substantially segmental ball socketA. The socket 4 includes a depending circular portion 5' which is rotatably engaged in the opening in the base l-, said portion 5 having a circumferentially extending groove 6 therein. P n or pelt are mounted trans se y n t e base a d g ged in 'theeroove 6 iqr otetah y se r g. he soc et '4 on said ase- Av s t. sc ew 8 in t e base se ur s the so ket 4 in adjusted pos t on .As i lustrated. oadvantage in. Fi ure 6 of. the drawinsslthesccket 4 has formed ther in a r ove 3-, M unted in. the g o v 3 and pr iecting thereirom. is. .a key L0 Qountersun screws ll secure'the key ID in positio Mounted for oscillating adjustment in the socket 4.111 avertical plane of the key ll) is a ball 12. The ball I2. has formed in its lower portion a substantially T.-shaped slot 13. The narrow ,outenportion of the substan ially T-shaped slot 3- a commo lates the key 10. .slida ly m unt in the r ative-1r w de inn rhortion of the s ot l isa locking block 14. A .bpl-t;l- 5 is threaded into the block 14 for retaining sai bl ck position and for locking the ball l2; djustegl; position n. the socket: :4. bolt 15. rotatable :in the socket 4 and the key I 0. The slot l3 includes an end portion l6 of uniform width for the insertion and removal of they block l4.

The upper portion of the ball l2 has formed therein a T slot l1 which extends at right angles Figure 10 is a detail view in perspective of one to the slot I3 and which is similar thereto. Mounted for peripheral adjustment on the upper portion of the :ball I2 is a substantially segmental upper socket l8. As best seen in Figure 8 of the drawings; the socket l8 has formed therein a groove 20. An arcuate key 2| is secured by countersunk screws 22 in the groove 20 and projects therefrom for operation in the narrow outer portion of the slot l1.

Slidably engaged in the comparatively wide inner portion of the slot I1 is a locking block 23 which is substantially similar to the member I4. A bolt 24 is rotatably mounted in the socket l8 and the key 2| and threadedly connected to the further includes an upstanding, circular portion 25 having a peripheral groove 26 therein.

A vise unit 21 is mounted for rotary adjustment on the socket l8. Toward this end, the

head of 'the bolt 24. Any suitable means may be provided for releasably securing the bed 28 in adjusted position on the socket I 8.

The unit 21 further comprises an upstanding stationary jaw 32 on one end portion of the bed 28. Rising from the other end portion, of the bed 28 is a longitudinally extending eye 33. A flanged, internally threaded bushing 34 is secured by a set screw 35 in the eye 33. Threadedly mounted in the bushing 34 is a clamping screw 36. The screw 36 is rotatably connected at one end, as at 31, to a slidable jaw 38 on the bed 28. The stationary and slidable jaws 32 and 38, respectively, are provided with removable face 39.

It is thought that the operation of'the device willybe readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the tool or other device is placed in the unit 21 and firmly secured between the jaws 32 and 38. Then, by loosening any or all of the elements 8, I5, 24, et cetera, the vise may be expeditiouslyadjusted as desired for holding the tool in any desired position. Scales 40 on the relatively movable members or units facilitate rapid and accurate adjustment of the vise for holding the tool or other object in any desired position or at any suitable inclination.

It is believed that the many advantages of a vise constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A vise comprising a flat horizontal base adapted to be secured on a support and having a relasocket and slidably engaged in the narrow outer portion of said groove to permit oscillating adjustment of the ball relative to the socket about a horizontal axis, a locking block slidably mounted in the wider inner portion of said groove, an inclined bolt rotatably extendin through the socket and the key at one side 0 the lower portion of said ball and threaded int said locking block for releasably binding the lat ter against the outer walls. of the wider portion of said groove to secure the ball in adjusted positions relative to the socket, said ball having a second peripheral T-shaped groove in the upper portion thereof located in a plane intersecting the axis of the ball at right angles to the firstnamed groove, a second segmento-spherical socket mounted on top of the ball and having an outwardly projecting disk-like portion, a second arcuate key carried by said second socket and slidably engaged in the narrow outer portion of said second groove, a second locking block slidably mounted in the wider inner portion of said second groove, a second bolt rotatably extending through said second socket and said second key centrally of the disk-like portion of said second socket and threaded into the second locking block to releasably bind the latter against the outer walls of the wider portion of the second groove to secure the second socket in adjusted positions relative to the ball, and a vise unit including a jaw-carrying bed having a circular opening in which the disk-like portion of the second socket is rotatably secured to permit rotary adjustmentof said vise unit relative to the second socket.

LOUIS C. GALORNEAU. 

